William Dwight Whitney
Biography
Born in - February 9th 1827
Dead in – June 7th 1894
Native Place - Northampton, Massachusetts
Parents - Josiah Dwight Whitney and Sarah Williston
Fields - Linguistics
Philology
Education - Williams College
Graduated (1845)
Working Experiences –
Worked at a bank in Northampton
Worked at Lake Superior region (1849)
Professor of Sanskrit at Yale (1854)
Teacher at Sheffield Scientific School
Secretary to the American Oriental Society (1857)
President of American Oriental Society (1884)
Publications
The Century Dictionary
Atharva Veda, editor with Rudolf von Roth (1856–1857)
Language and the Study of Language: Twelve Lectures on the Principles of Linguistic Science (1867)
On Material and Form in Language (1872)
Oriental and Linguistic Studies - First Series: The Veda, The Avesta, The Science of Language (1872)
Oriental and Linguistic Studies - Second Series: The East and West, Religion and Mythology, Hindu Astronomy (1874)
Darwinism and Language (1874)
The Life and Growth of Language: An Outline of Linguistic Science (1875)
Essentials of English Grammar for the Use of Schools (1877)*
Sanskrit Grammar: Including Both the Classical Language, and the Older Dialects, of Veda and Brahmana (1879, 2d edn. 1889)
Language and its Study: with Special Reference to the Indo-European (lectures) (1880)*
Logical Consistency in Views of Language (1880)
Mixture in Language (1881)
The Roots, Verb-forms and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language (supplement to Sanskrit Grammar) (1885)
Practical French Grammar (1887)*
A Compendious German and English Dictionary (1887)*
The Century Dictionary (editor) (1889–1891)
Introductory French Reader (1891)*
Max Müller's Science of Language (1893)
Atharva Veda Samhita 3 volumes (translator)
The History of Sanskrit Grammar (Indian reprint edition of Sanskrit Grammar)
Manuscript Diary (photo reprint)
Biography
Born in - February 9th 1827
Dead in – June 7th 1894
Native Place - Northampton, Massachusetts
Parents - Josiah Dwight Whitney and Sarah Williston
Fields - Linguistics
Philology
Education - Williams College
Graduated (1845)
Working Experiences –
Worked at a bank in Northampton
Worked at Lake Superior region (1849)
Professor of Sanskrit at Yale (1854)
Teacher at Sheffield Scientific School
Secretary to the American Oriental Society (1857)
President of American Oriental Society (1884)
Publications
The Century Dictionary
Atharva Veda, editor with Rudolf von Roth (1856–1857)
Language and the Study of Language: Twelve Lectures on the Principles of Linguistic Science (1867)
On Material and Form in Language (1872)
Oriental and Linguistic Studies - First Series: The Veda, The Avesta, The Science of Language (1872)
Oriental and Linguistic Studies - Second Series: The East and West, Religion and Mythology, Hindu Astronomy (1874)
Darwinism and Language (1874)
The Life and Growth of Language: An Outline of Linguistic Science (1875)
Essentials of English Grammar for the Use of Schools (1877)*
Sanskrit Grammar: Including Both the Classical Language, and the Older Dialects, of Veda and Brahmana (1879, 2d edn. 1889)
Language and its Study: with Special Reference to the Indo-European (lectures) (1880)*
Logical Consistency in Views of Language (1880)
Mixture in Language (1881)
The Roots, Verb-forms and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language (supplement to Sanskrit Grammar) (1885)
Practical French Grammar (1887)*
A Compendious German and English Dictionary (1887)*
The Century Dictionary (editor) (1889–1891)
Introductory French Reader (1891)*
Max Müller's Science of Language (1893)
Atharva Veda Samhita 3 volumes (translator)
The History of Sanskrit Grammar (Indian reprint edition of Sanskrit Grammar)
Manuscript Diary (photo reprint)